Yang Xiaohu took the invitation and looked at it, and couldn't help asking, "Whose family are you?"

Xiao Tong bowed and replied, "I am from Li Yuanwai in Wu County." ”

Yang Xiaohu knew in his heart when he heard this, Li Yuanwai was the premier gentleman in Wu County. Not to mention the wealth of Li Yuanwai's family, he is a well-known good man in ten miles and eight townships, and he has done a lot of good things by helping villagers to repair bridges and pave roads on weekdays.

Yang Xiaohu sent the little boy away, and then entered the door with an invitation. Walking all the way to the back house, I couldn't help but cry out in my heart: 'My father-in-law will definitely go out after receiving the invitation, and he will definitely prepare a horse when he goes out, and he will find that the red cloud is abnormally ...... when he prepares the horse. ’

Yang Xiaohu couldn't help scratching his head anxiously, and suddenly had a flash of inspiration, and then went to find the housekeeper in the house and asked him to arrange for the preparation of a sedan chair. Yang Xiaohu was proud of his cleverness, and thought: 'My father-in-law is a civil official, so it is appropriate to go out and take a sedan chair. In this way, he will not find Hongyun's abnormality' Thinking of this, Yang Xiaohu triumphantly took the invitation and went to the back house.

Yang Xiaohu came to Da Kui's residence in the back house, knocked lightly on the door, and heard Da Kui say come in. Yang Xiaohu pushed the door in. Seeing that his father-in-law was chatting with his wife at the table, Yang Xiaohu walked over and handed over the invitation with both hands and said, "Father-in-law, Mr. Li sent an invitation from Wu County to invite my father-in-law to the banquet." ”

Da Kui took the invitation and glanced at it, then handed it to Huang Ying, and asked, "This Li Yuan is invited from outside, should I go or not?"

Huang Ying smiled slightly and said: "The ancients said: people are divided by groups, and things are gathered by like. Li Yuanwai is a great and kind person, and the husband is just going around more with such people. There is nothing to do at home, and the husband can go with confidence. ”

Da Kui nodded and stood up and said, "What Ying'er said is very true, and I will go here for my husband." As he spoke, he turned his head to Yang Xiaohu and said, "Go prepare the horse." ”

Yang Xiaohu hurriedly said: "It's better for my father-in-law to take a sedan chair, it's not very decent to ride a horse." ”

Da Kui nodded and said, "Well, you go out." Yang Xiaohu led the order and went out.

Huang Ying waited for Da Kui to change into civilian clothes, and then sent Da Kui out.

Just went to the banquet, Da Kui didn't want to do it to everyone, so he just took Xu Yuan and Dong Hu out of the house. Before going out, Da Kui turned his head and said to Master Feng, who was sent to the door: "Bring a message to Lord Yin Wang of Longping Mansion, Luo Dahai and Fang Qishan, who are in the Dart Bureau, are now about to expire, and you should bring two hundred taels of silver to pay for bail." Neither of them is a great evil, so let them be released today. ”

Master Feng bowed down to receive the order.

Da Kui turned around and got on the soft sedan chair, and after Da Kui sat down, the eight sedan chair drivers gently got up the sedan chair, Xu Yuan and Dong Hu were on the left and right, and went all the way to the county seat of Wu County.

Li Yuanwai's mansion is easy to find, and you can find someone to inquire about it. When I arrived at the ground, I saw an old man in Chinese clothes waiting outside the door with several squires. Da Kui got off the sedan chair in front of the Li Mansion, walked over to Li Yuanwai with a smile, and then smiled and said: "Zhang is delicious, I heard that Li Weng has good wine and food today, so I came to disturb him." ”

Li Yuanwai smiled when he heard this: "Where does Lord Zhang say, Lord Zhang can come to the cold house, the Li family is full of flowers, Lord Zhang, please." With that, he stretched out his hand to invite, and Da Kui smiled and walked towards the Li Mansion first. Although Da Kui is careless, in fact, he feels that although this Li Yuanwai is dying and decrepit, he is light and healthy, and his eyes are bright. Presumably not a general.

Entering the hall, the banquet had already been set. Da Kui and Li Yuanwai had a good humility, and finally Da Kui had no choice but to sit in the first place, Xu Yuan and Dong Hu stood silently behind Da Kui, and everyone outside Li Yuanwai sat down.

Li Yuanwai raised his glass first and smiled: "I can bother Lord Zhang to come to the cold house, the little old man feels that his face is very bright, come on, let's raise a glass to Lord Zhang together." The rest of the squires laughed and raised their glasses.

Da Kui said with a smile: "I have heard for a long time that Li Yuanwai is kind and charitable, and it is an honor for Zhang to get to know Li Yuanwai, hehehe." Da Kui also raised his glass and touched it lightly with Li Yuanwai and the others, and first raised his head and drank the wine in the cup.

Li Yuanwai saw Da Kui drink the wine in the cup, and his eyes flashed. Then he smiled and said: "Come on, come on, Lord Zhang try this red stewed koi." ”

Da Kui smiled and stretched out his chopsticks and put a chopstick fish meat in his mouth, and then praised: "Wonderful, fragrant and delicious, delicious in the world, hahahaha." Then Da Kui smiled and said, "Don't be restrained, eat everything!"

The squires sitting around the table tasted the fresh fish one after another, and Da Kui was not worried although he had doubts. He wears a ring on his hand, made of sterling silver, and he has been skillfully tested when he drinks before he can drink it with confidence. And most of the cups, plates and chopsticks used by Li Yuanwai for this banquet are silverware, so Da Kui is very relieved. This Li Yuanwai thinks about things quite thoughtfully.

Li Yuanwai was very talkative, and when he talked about the nostalgia and folk customs, he was also very funny. Da Kui really had some intention of hating each other, and unconsciously talked happily with the squires.

After three rounds of drinking, Li Yuanwai smiled and said: "I can invite Mr. Zhang today, to be honest, because several friends have always wanted to see Mr. Zhang's demeanor, and the little old man has confessed." As he spoke, he stood up and took a deep suck.

Hearing this, Da Kui couldn't help but ask: "Why don't you invite your friends together, wouldn't everyone be happy to drink together?"

Li Yuanwai straightened up, looked at Da Kui with a smile on his face, and said, "Since Master Zhang is so approachable, Xiao Lao'er will call these friends in." As he spoke, he raised his hands and high-fived him three times. Immediately, there were a few loud laughs outside the door, and Da Kui couldn't help but be shocked when he heard it: 'What a deep internal force'.

As soon as the laughter fell, five people walked in the door. Da Kui saw at a glance that three of the five people knew each other, and those three people turned out to be 'two wide and three ugly'. At this time, Liangguang and Sangu stood there silently, and one of the five people walked to the table with his hands pressed on the table, looking at Da Kui with his eyes like eagles, but he didn't say a word.

This man is dressed in ayaluo, but he does not show half of his nobility, because there is not a single hair on his head, and the top of his head and face are as bloody as earthworms. This look is indescribably eerie and terrifying, especially when a pair of eyes are more white and less black, and Wangding Dakui is like looking at a lamb to the slaughter.

Xu Yuan Donghu, who was behind Da Kui, pulled out his waist knife to protect Da Kui, but he heard this monster-like person laugh and said, "I have heard the name of Lord Zhang for a long time, and I am fortunate to see Sansheng today." The villain Fang Jiutian, this is polite. ”

Da Kui knew that it was not good, and he was about to get up, but he felt that his chest was stuffy and his head was dizzy. I couldn't help but be horrified and wanted to die, poisoned? How could it be? I had already tested it, how could I be poisoned?

Seeing Da Kui like this, Fang Jiutian couldn't help but smile and said, "Lord Zhang really wants to know why he was poisoned, right? The villain doesn't dare to hide it, there is a drug in the wine you drink, called 'Water Evil'." There is also a drug 'astringent drive' in the dish. Both are non-toxic, but if eaten together, they are poisonous. This smell is poisonous, and the villain calls it 'impermanence'. That is, to persuade the use of this medicine is to step on the ghost door and close, and take the meaning of black and white impermanence to summon spirits. Do you think that's the right name?"